Clipping:Celebrity treatment of Pete Browning by the judiciary

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Date	Wednesday, February 24, 1886
Text	Pete Browning, the heavy batter and center fielder of the Louisville Base Ball Club, was arrested in that city recently in a state of wild and disorderly intoxication. Officers Sullivan and McAuliffe gathered him into a patrol wagon, and Peter began to sob and cry in a heart-rending manner. A big crowd collected and followed him to the station, where he soon wept himself sober, and was released on bail. He then took a solemn oath that he would never do so again. This morning he was too tired to appear in the Police Court when his case was called, but Judge Thompson said:--”I understand this is Mr. Browning's first offense of this character. He gave me and the members of the bar and the general public a great deal of pleasure last summer, so it gives me a great deal of pleasure in return to dismiss the case against him, as I understand he promises not to do so gain. I am as patriotic as the next Louisvillian, and may the Louisville Club win the pennant.
Source	The Sporting Life
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Submitted by	Richard Hershberger
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